Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NE tyS OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

just adjourned, the grand jury returned
about fifteen true bills-all for minor
offenses. The doc&ets, both OWL and
criminal, were about cleared, and no i'm
portant cases were tried.
Hon. FL. W. j. Ham, member Of the
House OF Representatives from the couu-
ty OF Hall, is quite sick. Sometime ago
he contracted very severe cold. which
resulted inpneumonia, and while reported
quite low 1t is hoped that he will be bet
ter in short time.
Among the many loads OF mountain
produce that went to Toccoa Wednesday
was load OF straw brooms. There were
800 of them, made by an old lady who
lives in the mountains. She asks 25c. per
dozen for them, but finds brooms of that
kind very dull sale.
A very queer valentine was expressed
to Joe Peacock, Quondam cambridge
boy, but now telegraph operator at Gala
han, by young lady of cambridge.
1t is nothing more than brindle-tailed-
rross-eyed tabby cat. Perhaps Mr.. Pea
cock will emigrate before Feb. IA comes
around again.
At Macon Thursday was the regular
pay day for the police and all of the city's
employees. The amount paid out was
considerable, and was distributed as fol-
lows: Police $2,39S 05, hospital aud
S6S %, public property S25, park
keeps 3 80, streets 1892 80, cemetery
1894 50!salaries S6S7 So fire department
5000 10. Board of Health 1894 so.
There is a fence on the Widow Ross
place, near MIR. Lynch's residence, in
Harris County, made Of rails that were
split aHer 90 years ago. They are chest
nut, SOIL good, and will last some time
yet. There Is also field around the Ross
residence that has been in constant cult
walton for 90 years, and it produces
hnely now. The place is situated on
high hill, and the fruit is scarcely ever
failure.
T. A. Lumpkin, a negro residing in Mil
1edgeyiile, is the father OF a 4-year-old
child that Is really curiosity. About
Blk months ago the child was nearly
black. 1t then began changing color,
spot at time. IL is now nearly white,
and its hair is following suit. The child
Is very smart, and is in good health. 1t Is a
very unusual thing TO see white-haired
child, especially after the child has gone
through with one evolution act.
Mrs. l. Mary Law, wife of Capt. James
II. Law, ordinary oil Hail county. died
"Wednesday very suddenly. For some
time Mis-. Law has been in bad health
Capt. Law was Mrs. Laws fourth hus-
band, she having been married three
times before her alliance with Capt. Law
Her first husband was a brother TO Rev.
u. l. Davis, who was a member of the
North Georgia Conference, and who died
IN Gainesville last year. Her second
husbands name was Gardner, and the
third Roberts. brother OF W. S. Roberts,
of Augusta.
Samuel Brewer, the engineer on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railroad,
who was charged with burning the section
shanties on that road, has had heaiiug
before the roads local counsel at Balm
bridge, ID. A. Russell and s. L. Kings
bury, assistant general counsel, and COM
pletely vindicated himself, several wit
hesses proving an abb. 1t Is regretted
by Mr.. Brewers friends, both In North
and South Georgia, that such network
OF circumstantlal evidence should have
caused this charge to be made against a
perfectly innocent man. The guilty par
ties are still at large, and there is no clue
to their identity.
Thursday afternoon at the cock pit in
Hamburg, 5. c., near Augusta, where a
chicken fight was going on a difficulty
occurred between Polk Thomas and s. ID.
Cross. Mr.. Thomas picked up a weight,
striking Mr.. Cross in the mouth, knock
ing out several teeth, splitting his nose
and otherwise disfguring him. 1t is
said that some one told Mr.. Toomas that
he mad killed Cross and urged him to get
10 Georgia. He started to the bridge. He
ha~t gone far before Mr.. Cross sprang
up. removing Mr.. Thomas, and shooting
at him twice as he ran toward the
bridge. On the bridge be hred twice
again, but failed to hit his mark.
At Jefferson Tuesday evening the case
OF the State VS.. Armistead Camp (coI-
cred), who was charged with the often Sc
OF murder, was taken up by the court,
and both sides announced ready. Jury
was soon impaneled and the trial begun
Tho antirn and a par 81 Of
"Wednesday was occupied in hearing the
witnesses Tor the State. The State made
out good case, and everyone was anX-
jous TO hear the defense. The defense ct
I'D was ''self-defense." The jury, after
naming in their room for TWO hours
brought In the following verdict: Nv e.
the jury, find the defendant guilty of MUIR
der, and secommend him to the mercy of
tue court" AS soon as the verdict was
received Judge Hutchns sentenced the
defendant to hard labor in the peniten-
Iiary for life.
The physicians of Dallas, Powder
Springs, .Austelie, Villa RIca, Douglas
Vile, and Lost Mountain districts, COM
prising the Sweet Water watershed, met
at Austell Thursday and formed u per-
manent organization, and Will hereafter
he known as "The Sweet Water Medical
Association" The object is n more
thorough acquaintance and fraternal as
sociation combined, to promote and adj
van6Isshelr profession, etc. The follow
ing officers were elected: r. j. Foster,
Dallas, President; Rev. T. II. Dozier,
Austell, First Vice President; L. r.
Whitley, Douglassville, Second Vice
Presidents; j. Il. Gilmer, Villa RIGA,
Third Vice President; W. G. Connally,
Dallas, Recording Secretary; j. b. Med
Jock, Austell, Corresponding Secretary;
q. q. Garrett, Salt Springs, Treasurer
The next meeting will be held on the first
Wednesday in April, at Douglassville.
The Justice Court of Lexington was
the scene OF a rich trial on last Saturday.
A case was on trial for the possession OF
hog, valued at SO, and the parties to the
cause were husband and wife. The hus-
band sued out possessory warrant for
the ownership of the hog, and the wife
brought a counter suit. Witnesses to
prove the title TO the pig were brought
forward in numbers by both Wit
nesses for the husband affirmed That on
several occasions when parties to whom
the wife was indebted in trivial amounts
wished to attach the hog as her property
she affirmed that the hog belonged TO
her husband. Upon the other hand,
witnesses for the wife eagerly testified
that the husband, when approached by
creditor WhOaa faOQ eaan1pd long a mi